Whiteoak Surname

427,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Monaco

Whiteoak Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the white oak,' from residence thereby. The variants here given were inevitable.

1702. Baptised — Sarah, d. Samuel Whittock: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1736. — Elizabeth, d.

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Whiteoak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5081:109,68111,357
Australia1401:192,82619,093
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3571:68,2787,736
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Whiteoak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the white oak,' from residence thereby. The variants here given were inevitable.

1702. Baptised — Sarah, d. Samuel Whittock: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1736. — Elizabeth, d. Peter Whittick: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the White Oak [Old English hwít + ác, oak-tree]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. Perhaps local, from ' white' and ' oak.' 2. Wittich, an ancient personal name, attributed to a Teutonic mythical personage. 3. Mr. Ferguson makes it a diminutive of White.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Whiteoak Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Whiteoak Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Whiteoak is found most in England. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whiteoak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 427,840th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,030,416 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Whiteoak live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Whiteoak is most common in England, where it is borne by 508 people, or 1 in 109,681. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 32 percent live, Lancashire, where 16 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 6 percent live. Not including England this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Whiteoak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whiteoak has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Whiteoak surname increased 142 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 576 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whiteoak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whiteoak last name are 5.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Whiteoak earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.38% more than the national average, earning $44,178 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.32% less than the national average, earning $41,574 CAD per year.

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